Fiep Westendorp

(17 December 1916 - 3 February 2004, The Netherlands)

Tante Patent (Het Parool, 11/1/1963)

Fiep Westendorp was born in Zaltbommel, The Netherlands in 1916. She studied at the Koninklijke school voor Kunst, Techniek en Ambacht in Den Bosch, where she graduated in 1937. After this, she attended the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Rotterdam until 1940.

Fiep Westendorp is especially famous for her illustrations on the writings of Annie M.G. Schmidt, the beloved Dutch children's book writer. Together, they created stories and images that will live on in the minds of children - and their parents. One of the most memorable text-comics they did together is 'Tante Patent', which appeared in several newspapers during the 1950s.

Fiep Westendorp died, after a short illness, on 3 February 2004, at the age of 87.